2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, MI vs Chicago, IL

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Highlights
- Chicago spends 71.3% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Chicago than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chicago had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, MIChicago, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor460  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived in the city for 20 years... it is a great place to live... about 30 minutes to the capital and also 30 minutes to battle Cree there are lots of small town shops  More

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Small town, small town mentality. This neck of the woods is not indicative of Michiganders at all. The people are not friendly or welcoming to outsiders. People here  More

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The police refuse to enforce the noise/nuisance ordinances and as a consequence if you happen to live next to an ignorant person with a dog that barks constantly there  More

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Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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